Copacabana, Bolivia Travel Blogs

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Enter Bolivia!, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Enter Bolivia!
Jun 28, 2008 (3 photos)

... the bolivean border....jumped off the bus and picked up our exit stamps.  We then needed to walk across a bridge into bolivia get ourselves stamped in and back onto the bus....this was completed without any hitches! Yey!   Upon our arrival to ...

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Copacabana all inclusive style., Copacabana (Lake Titicaca), Bolivia travel blog
Copacabana all inclusive style.
Aug 23, 2005 (14 photos)

... . And people who visit Bolivia, typically don't know that it is an easy few hours drive there from La Paz (including me). I just found out in fact, but now I am in Copacabana, and decide to give it all a miss. Maybe next time, as now I am off to Peru...

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The Altitude Diaries..., La Paz - Copacabana - Lake Titicaca, Bolivia travel blog
The Altitude Diaries...
May 17, 2008 (110 photos)

... game.  But this is no ordinary football game.  This is a Bolivian women's game.  5-a-side at the Copacabana Coliseum.  All of the women are wearing their Bowler Hats.  And their 3 traditional skirts that they wear everyday.  ...

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No showgirls in this Copacabana (not even Lola!), Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
No showgirls in this Copacabana (not even Lola!)
Jun 3, 2007 (21 photos)

... the night before busing it south for another few hours. Our destination was just on the other side of the Peru/Bolivia border, the town of Copacabana. This is the original Copacabana; it held the name long before the beach in Rio, and was definitely here ...

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Isla del Sol in Copacabana, Bolivia, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Isla del Sol in Copacabana, Bolivia
Aug 30, 2006 (31 photos)

... the second chapter in my South American Adventures: Bolivia and Beyond (I hope you like it) My trip from Puno, Peru to Copacabana, Bolivia was excruciatingly mild and safe. Joao Carlos and I took a van packed full of people to the edge of the ...

A travel blog entry by rickwastaken
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Bolivia...the bargain basement of South America, Copacabana and La Paz, Bolivia travel blog
Bolivia...the bargain basement of South America
Aug 21, 2005 (22 photos)

... the town looked like a serious dump and we were glad to catch the next, much warmer bus, around the Lake to Copacabana, Bolivia. Even after what seemed like a hundred hours on the bus and a sleepless night, Lake Titicaca was spectacular. The lake is ...

A travel blog entry by caznjasonescape
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Isla del Sol, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Isla del Sol
Apr 20, 2006 (12 photos)

... de Tiquina, and drive on to Copacabana. There are expansive views of the blue sparkling lake and the surrounding terraced countryside. Copacabana looks colourful and welcoming little town from high up in the hills. The bus stops in Plaza Sucre and I can ...

A travel blog entry by rachel_john
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Copacabana, Isla del Sol, La Paz, Copacabana, Isla del Sol, La Paz, Bolivia travel blog
Copacabana, Isla del Sol, La Paz
Nov 1, 2006 (18 photos)

... work. Bolivia We walk over a surprisingly calm border crossing, get our Bolivian entry stamp, and get a taxi to Copacabana, a small Bolivian fishing village on the edge of Lake Titicaca. The rain which has been threatening all afternoon eventually ...

A travel blog entry by marc-patty
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At the Copa..., Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
At the Copa...
May 7, 2005 (9 photos)

... on a hill overlooking the lake. The next day we took a tour bus across the border to the little Bolivian village of Copacabana (not to be confused with the Brazilian beach town of the same name...) We found Copacabana to be even nicer than Puno - it ...

A travel blog entry by allisonandjeff
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Copacabana - Haunted By Barry, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Copacabana - Haunted By Barry
Apr 7, 2004 (7 photos)

After crossing the Strait of Tiquina in a little boat, we reboarded our bus and wound our way down to Copacabana with lyrics from Barry Manilow buzzing round both our brains! We were dropped off at the lovely town square, complete with ornate, Moorish ...

A travel blog entry by andanddan
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A long walk along the Island of the Sun, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
A long walk along the Island of the Sun
Feb 28, 2009 (28 photos)

... to the south of the island in good time for the ferry, butt we were a bit shattered to say the least. On the ferry back to Copacabana, we stopped off at some 'fake' reed islands, which were a bit of a tourist trap - we didn't even get off the boat. It ...

A travel blog entry by vickersontour
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Bus Ride to La Paz!, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Bus Ride to La Paz!
Jun 29, 2008 (4 photos)

BEFORE YOU READ ON....... me and Zoe are 100% safe and happy.... no cuts no bruises just some slightly shaken nerves.  I will explain: So we jumped on our bus heading Copacobana -> La Paz, and this one time...the only time so far we decided to ...

A travel blog entry by thomaswguy
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Copacabana, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Copacabana
Dec 6, 2006

    Travel from Puno to La Paz stopping in Copacabana for lunch!

A travel blog entry by alexndean
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Her name wasn
Her name wasn't Lola and she wasn't a showgirl
Sep 16, 2004 (8 photos)

... it was off to find the nearest chicken shack, before crashing into bed for the early bus across the border to Bolivia and the small fishing town of Copacabana. Here we had the option of going to more islands on the Lake, but I couldn't be bothered - even ...

A travel blog entry by dazzla
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Copacabana, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Copacabana
Jun 13, 2008 (5 photos)

We organised the bus to Copacabana through the Wild Rover Hostel as thatīs where the Donegal gang booked their seats. The bus collected us at our Hostel early in the morning. The bus to Copacabana took three hours and itīs a really nice journey - we saw ...

A travel blog entry by dacraic
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Worship The Sun, Copacabana and Isla Del Sol, Bolivia travel blog
Worship The Sun
Apr 4, 2006 (18 photos)

... . I began to worship the sun here as well. I left on the boat in the early afternoon and was back in Touristy Copacabana before I knew it. I was only staying here one night before making my dash for Peru, time to say goodbye to Bolivia after about 3 ...

A travel blog entry by irax
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The magical blue colour of Lago Titicaca, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
The magical blue colour of Lago Titicaca
Sep 26, 2006 (25 photos)

... Sol and Isla de la Luna (sun and moon island). A half full tourist bus took four hours and one water crossing to reach Copacabana. The crossing is very primitive and you wonder how those "boats" donīt sink or the bus doesnīt fall over into the water (see ...

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The Original Copacabana, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
The Original Copacabana
Sep 23, 2004 (4 photos)

... , do as the South Americans!!! The hostel was quite nice, and we got a private room with a gorgeous view over Copacabana Beach (Bolivia!) and Lake Titikaka. We dined well, again, for next to nothing and had a lovely stroll around the pretty town, up to ...

A travel blog entry by andy_jillian
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Sunburnt on Isla del Sol, Copacabana and Isla del Sol, Bolivia travel blog
Sunburnt on Isla del Sol
Jan 19, 2006 (3 photos)

... appeared, they were cold and very disappointing, esp. considering the price. So beware, fellow travellers, avoid Kala Uta in Copacabana! On Thursday morning we hopped aboard a bus to Copacabana. About an hour into the journey, we reached the narrowest ...

A travel blog entry by idarich
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Into Bolivia!, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Into Bolivia!
Jun 28, 2008 (11 photos)

... no pictures and no information...!   We got up early again and headed for the bus station to go to Copacabana in Bolivia, and bumped into most of the people we met in Cusco... which worked out brilliantly, because once we got through the ...

A travel blog entry by you_know_zo
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Isla del Sol, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Isla del Sol
Apr 6, 2005 (8 photos)

Well, the worst thing was that I had Barry Manilow going around in my head the whole time we were there ("her name was Lola..."). The best thing was that we got so lucky with our hotel, as we were approached by these guys as we got off the bus who ...

A travel blog entry by jodifer
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Hottest Place South of Havana, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Hottest Place South of Havana
Oct 20, 2006 (9 photos)

We went to Copacabana, Brazil and to be honest we weren't too impressed so we decided to check out Copacabana, Bolivia. To misquote the wise words of Barry Manilow 'it's not the hottest place south of Havana', but it was okay. We found a cheap local ...

A travel blog entry by eatdessertfirst
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Simon Bolivars land, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Simon Bolivars land
May 10, 2005

... arrive in Puno at 5am, and wait on the bus for an hour for the terminal to open, and await our connecting bus to Copacabana, Bolivia, whilst some guy gives me the hard sell on his hotel and further bus tickets - he gets nowhere. The Copacabana bus is ...

A travel blog entry by shaunduvall
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Hey, let
Hey, let's go to Bolivia.... why? ....why not?
Dec 28, 2005 (20 photos)

... most people will never have. I think next time I'll just play by the rules... it seems easier that way. In Copacabana, Tim, Amanda, Lucia, and I climbed one of the local hillsides where some ancient ruins were supposed to be but weren't and enjoyed ...

A travel blog entry by jeffsadventures
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The Bolivian version of Copacabana, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
The Bolivian version of Copacabana
Feb 27, 2009 (17 photos)

... . We had a walk into town to locate the bus stop we need for Sunday's trip to Puno and to take a look around. I don't think Copacabana is as bad as a lot of people make out. We went to the Hostal Colonial to grab some lunch, which was very nice and ...

A travel blog entry by vickersontour
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We Drove the World
We Drove the World's Most Dangerous Road.....
Dec 20, 2005 (20 photos)

... - dancing in the plaza and offering lavishly wrapped gifts, but unfortunately, also drinking themselves into oblivion. Copacabana is dominated by a Moorish-style cathedral with multiple sparkling white domes and colourful ceramic tiles. Perhaps we ...

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Mamacoca!, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Mamacoca!
Oct 1, 2004 (17 photos)

... shower! We flew back to La Paz on the Wednesday morning and very efficiently managed to find and catch a local bus to (another) Copacabana, this time on the shores of Lake Titicaca, birthplace of the Inca Sun God and at over 3800m a.s.l one of the world's ...

A travel blog entry by kevandsian
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Isla del Sol and Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Isla del Sol and Copacabana, Lake Titicaca
Oct 8, 2006 (10 photos)

From La Paz I headed to Lake Titicaca on the border or Peru and Bolivia. From the town of Copacabana I caught a boat to the Isla del Sol. The island is really beautiful, and reminded me a bit of Santorini in Greece, but more peaceful. It is the centre of ...

A travel blog entry by aussierach
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Copacabana, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
Copacabana
Apr 26, 2008 (31 photos)

Lago Titicaca

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No showgirls or cigars here!, Copacabana, Bolivia travel blog
No showgirls or cigars here!
Dec 17, 2008 (13 photos)

... Mexican and Italian was on offer with a few restaurants offering some Bolivian specialities and locally caught fish.   Since Copacabana is nestled between two hills one of which containing a series crosses containing stories of Jesus' life and is ...

A travel blog entry by vine_hooligans
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